Sally Wern Comport worked with THG Creative and their client Tishman Speyer to create a unique multi-sensory exhibition as part of the teams reimagining of the Top of the Rock experience at Rockefeller Center. Comport hand-painted 304-linear feet of murals gilded with 24k gold Art Deco accents spanning 10' high  for the various visitor touchpoints throughout the Welcome Gallery leading to the thrilling view from the top. Comport's murals served as a visual history of 30 Rock and its cultural significance.

Understanding the cultural significance of Rockefeller Center's role in the art world, John D. and the stewards of the historic site have commissioned and maintained original public artworks for all to enjoy throughout the interior and exterior of the campus.

Sally Wern Comport worked with THG Creative and their client Tishman Speyer to create a unique multi-sensory exhibition as part of the teams reimagining of the Top of the Rock experience at Rockefeller Center. Comport hand-painted 304-linear feet of murals gilded with 24k gold Art Deco accents spanning 10' high  for the various visitor touch-points throughout the Welcome Gallery leading to the thrilling view from the top. Comport's murals served as a visual history of 30 Rock and its cultural significance.

From the "Sky Walkers" taking a lunch break while constructing the buildings, the entertainers of Radio City Music Hall, including the iconic Rockettes, and the patrons enjoying a skate around the Rink, Rockefeller Center is exceptional because of the people who inhabit it.

Sally Wern Comport worked with THG Creative and their client Tishman Speyer to create a unique multi-sensory exhibition as part of the teams reimagining of the Top of the Rock experience at Rockefeller Center. Comport hand-painted 304-linear feet of murals gilded with 24k gold Art Deco accents spanning 10' high  for the various visitor touch-points throughout the Welcome Gallery leading to the thrilling view from the top. Comport's murals served as a visual history of 30 Rock and its cultural significance.

Millions upon millions of visitors experience Channel Gardens and Rockefeller Plaza throughout the seasons, especially during the holidays for the famous Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.

Sally Wern Comport worked with THG Creative and their client Tishman Speyer to create a unique multi-sensory exhibition as part of the teams reimagining of the Top of the Rock experience at Rockefeller Center. Comport hand-painted 304-linear feet of murals gilded with 24k gold Art Deco accents spanning 10' high  for the various visitor touch-points throughout the Welcome Gallery leading to the thrilling view from the top. Comport's murals served as a visual history of 30 Rock and its cultural significance.

Marveled at for their death-defying work hundreds of feet in the air and forever commemorated for their famous "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" photo op, this mural places you in the disorienting viewscape of the men who built Rockefeller Center— just before visitors embark on their own view from the Top from the Beam ride.

Sally Wern Comport worked with THG Creative and their client Tishman Speyer to create a unique multi-sensory exhibition as part of the teams reimagining of the Top of the Rock experience at Rockefeller Center. Comport hand-painted 304-linear feet of murals gilded with 24k gold Art Deco accents spanning 10' high  for the various visitor touch-points throughout the Welcome Gallery leading to the thrilling view from the top. Comport's murals served as a visual history of 30 Rock and its cultural significance.

As the Visionary of Rockefeller Center, a city within New York City that serves as a beacon of innovation and inspiration, this portrait welcomes visitors to the Top of the Rock experience.

Sally Wern Comport worked with THG Creative and their client Tishman Speyer to create a unique multi-sensory exhibition as part of the teams reimagining of the Top of the Rock experience at Rockefeller Center. Comport hand-painted 304-linear feet of murals gilded with 24k gold Art Deco accents spanning 10' high  for the various visitor touch-points throughout the Welcome Gallery leading to the thrilling view from the top. Comport's murals served as a visual history of 30 Rock and its cultural significance.

A dramatic cityscape flanked by a curtain and compass representing the show of the Top of the Rock on one side, with "Wisdom" of the campus's existing public art making an appearance on the other side. The scene builds anticipation of the forthcoming view ahead for the visitor.

Sally Wern Comport worked with THG Creative and their client Tishman Speyer to create a unique multi-sensory exhibition as part of the teams reimagining of the Top of the Rock experience at Rockefeller Center. Comport hand-painted 304-linear feet of murals gilded with 24k gold Art Deco accents spanning 10' high  for the various visitor touch-points throughout the Welcome Gallery leading to the thrilling view from the top. Comport's murals served as a visual history of 30 Rock and its cultural significance.

This image shows "The Art of 30 Rock" installed on site with a spherical dimensional interactive element—allowing visitors to pose as the Atlas sculpture of Rockefeller Plaza, holding up the world.

Sally Wern Comport worked with THG Creative and their client Tishman Speyer to create a unique multi-sensory exhibition as part of the teams reimagining of the Top of the Rock experience at Rockefeller Center. Comport hand-painted 304-linear feet of murals gilded with 24k gold Art Deco accents spanning 10' high  for the various visitor touch-points throughout the Welcome Gallery leading to the thrilling view from the top. Comport's murals served as a visual history of 30 Rock and its cultural significance.

A 3D scaled projection mapped model of Rockefeller Center sits in the middle of a cycloramic Welcome Gallery with Comport's hand-painted murals surrounding the space

This fully-illustrated picture book follows America’s first female detective Kate Warne as she races to save the life of President-elect Abraham Lincoln from an assassination attempt in Baltimore on the eve of his first inauguration. These collage paintings reference the early Victorian-era scrapbooks of late 19th century, portraying the simultaneous action and tension of the story within sequential vignettes throughout each spread, along with “easter egg” clues and the ever-ticking clock to delight observant readers time after time.

Kate Warne races the clock as she heads for a train to New York. A map indicates her route in the background while an ever-present timepiece reminds of her mission's urgency.

This fully-illustrated picture book follows America’s first female detective Kate Warne as she races to save the life of President-elect Abraham Lincoln from an assassination attempt in Baltimore on the eve of his first inauguration. These collage paintings reference the early Victorian-era scrapbooks of late 19th century, portraying the simultaneous action and tension of the story within sequential vignettes throughout each spread, along with “easter egg” clues and the ever-ticking clock to delight observant readers time after time.

A train conductor holds a lamplight as Kate Warne scrambles to conceal her "sick brother"—a cover for President-elect Abraham Lincoln—in one of the train's berths.

This fully-illustrated picture book follows America’s first female detective Kate Warne as she races to save the life of President-elect Abraham Lincoln from an assassination attempt in Baltimore on the eve of his first inauguration. These collage paintings reference the early Victorian-era scrapbooks of late 19th century, portraying the simultaneous action and tension of the story within sequential vignettes throughout each spread, along with “easter egg” clues and the ever-ticking clock to delight observant readers time after time.

Kate delivers a message from Detective Alan Pinkerton to Lincoln's staff, confirming the assassination plot and making them aware of the danger that awaits the President should he travel through Baltimore as planned.

This fully-illustrated picture book follows America’s first female detective Kate Warne as she races to save the life of President-elect Abraham Lincoln from an assassination attempt in Baltimore on the eve of his first inauguration. These collage paintings reference the early Victorian-era scrapbooks of late 19th century, portraying the simultaneous action and tension of the story within sequential vignettes throughout each spread, along with “easter egg” clues and the ever-ticking clock to delight observant readers time after time.

As a crowd reacts to the news Lincoln has bypassed Baltimore, foiling the plot to assassinate him on his way to his Inauguration, Kate hides in plain sight, discretely satisfied with her mission's success.

This fully-illustrated picture book follows America’s first female detective Kate Warne as she races to save the life of President-elect Abraham Lincoln from an assassination attempt in Baltimore on the eve of his first inauguration. These collage paintings reference the early Victorian-era scrapbooks of late 19th century, portraying the simultaneous action and tension of the story within sequential vignettes throughout each spread, along with “easter egg” clues and the ever-ticking clock to delight observant readers time after time.

As crowds in Washington DC celebrate and welcome Abraham Lincoln to his inauguration, Kate Warne of Pinkerton Agency patiently awaits the call for her next mission as America's first female detective.

The public art sculpture Stagioni di Vita (Seasons of Life) designed by Sally Wern Comport adorns 7-stories of Brightview Senior Living Woodmont in Bethesda, Maryland. Comport's design combines the organic-shaped natural motifs of the subject—a figurative seasonal vine of life reaching for the sky with the residence as its trellis—with a geometric visual translation that was fabricated in painted metal and colored glass. The piece is illuminated from within to serve as a beacon of light radiating from the structure, flanking the end of the Bethesda sculpture walk, the Bethesda Trolley Trail, and the Bethesda Art & Entertainment District.

The public art sculpture Stagioni di Vita (Seasons of Life) designed by Sally Wern Comport adorns 7-stories of Brightview Senior Living Woodmont in Bethesda, Maryland. Comport's design combines the organic-shaped natural motifs of the subject—a figurative seasonal vine of life reaching for the sky with the residence as its trellis—with a geometric visual translation that was fabricated in painted metal and colored glass. The piece is illuminated from within to serve as a beacon of light radiating from the structure, flanking the end of the Bethesda sculpture walk (shown in the foreground), the Bethesda Trolley Trail, and the Bethesda Art & Entertainment District.

The public art sculpture Stagioni di Vita (Seasons of Life) designed by Sally Wern Comport adorns 7-stories of Brightview Senior Living Woodmont in Bethesda, Maryland. Comport's design combines the organic-shaped natural motifs of the subject—a figurative seasonal vine of life reaching for the sky with the building as its trellis—with a geometric visual translation that was fabricated in painted metal and colored glass. The piece is illuminated from within to serve as a beacon of light radiating from the structure, flanking the end of the Bethesda sculpture walk, the Bethesda Trolley Trail, and the Bethesda Art & Entertainment District.

This image was shot from the perspective of the building approach through the Bethesda sculpture walk. The Brightview building with public art is seen in the background, framed by a foreground of the Bethesda Sculpture Walk, showing the proximity and relation of Brightview's art with other neighborhood sites.

The public art sculpture Stagioni di Vita (Seasons of Life) designed by Sally Wern Comport adorns 7-stories of Brightview Senior Living Woodmont in Bethesda, Maryland. Comport's design combines the organic-shaped natural motifs of the subject—a figurative seasonal vine of life reaching for the sky with the residence as its trellis—with a geometric visual translation that was fabricated in painted metal and colored glass. The piece is illuminated from within to serve as a beacon of light radiating from the structure, flanking the end of the Bethesda sculpture walk, the Bethesda Trolley Trail, and the Bethesda Art & Entertainment District.

This image looks up at the sculpture in the process of installation from a ground-level pedestrian perspective.

Brightview Woodmont Senior Living is near the entrance to the Bethesda Trolley Trail. This custom medallion helps orient pedestrians to explore nearby art venues and attractions.

The public art sculpture Stagioni di Vita (Seasons of Life) designed by Sally Wern Comport adorns 7-stories of Brightview Senior Living Woodmont in Bethesda, Maryland. Comport's design combines the organic-shaped natural motifs of the subject—a figurative seasonal vine of life reaching for the sky with the residence as its trellis—with a geometric visual translation that was fabricated in painted metal and colored glass. The piece is illuminated from within to serve as a beacon of light radiating from the structure, flanking the end of the Bethesda sculpture walk, the Bethesda Trolley Trail, and the Bethesda Art & Entertainment District.

Sally Wern Comport worked with the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County and the Anne Arundel County General Services to create a site-specific custom mural celebrating the workforce that helped build Anne Arundel County, past and present. Comport employed her signature WPA style of illustration to represent the figures in painterly realism organized in the composition in larger geometric blocks of color. The hand-painted canvas diptych murals were installed in the half-circle architectural features of the County Council Chambers.

This artwork detail of mural one of two shows a painterly WPA-style composition showcasing various laborers throughout the history of Anne Arundel County.

"Working Hands" by Sally Wern Comport is one of two site-specific painted canvas mural diptychs, installed in the half-circle architectural features  Anne Arundel County Council Chambers. The installed pieces span 30 feet in width by 6.5 feet in height.

Sally Wern Comport worked with the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County and the Anne Arundel County General Services to create a site-specific custom mural celebrating the workforce that helped build Anne Arundel County, past and present. Comport employed her signature WPA style of illustration to represent the figures in painterly realism organized in the composition in larger geometric blocks of color. 

In this work-in-progress shot, artist Sally Wern Comport kneels in front of one of her two murals—painting around the figures of laborers shown in "Working Hands."

"Working Hands" by Sally Wern Comport is one of two site-specific painted canvas mural diptychs, installed in the half-circle architectural features Anne Arundel County Council Chambers. (shown here) The installed pieces span 30 feet in width by 6.5 feet in height.

Sally Wern Comport worked with the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County and the Anne Arundel County General Services to create a site-specific custom mural celebrating the workforce that helped build Anne Arundel County, past and present. Comport employed her signature WPA style of illustration to represent the figures in painterly realism organized in the composition in larger geometric blocks of color. 

"Working Hands" by Sally Wern Comport is one of two site-specific painted canvas mural diptychs, installed in the half-circle architectural features  Anne Arundel County Council Chambers. The installed pieces span 30 feet in width by 6.5 feet in height.

Sally Wern Comport worked with the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County and the Anne Arundel County General Services to create a site-specific custom mural celebrating the workforce that helped build Anne Arundel County, past and present. Comport employed her signature WPA style of illustration to represent the figures in painterly realism organized in the composition in larger geometric blocks of color. 

"Working Hands" by Sally Wern Comport is one of two site-specific painted canvas mural diptychs, installed in the half-circle architectural features  Anne Arundel County Council Chambers. The installed pieces span 30 feet in width by 6.5 feet in height.

Sally Wern Comport worked with the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County and the Anne Arundel County General Services to create a site-specific custom mural celebrating the workforce that helped build Anne Arundel County, past and present. Comport employed her signature WPA style of illustration to represent the figures in painterly realism organized in the composition in larger geometric blocks of color. 

As part of the retrospective exhibit "Ann Lowe: American Couturier" at Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library, Sally Wern Comport created a custom illustrated portrait of Ann Lowe that served as the brand and title graphic entrance of the exhibition. Accompanying the exhibition of Lowe's gowns,  Comport created custom fashion illustrations representing the various dresses. Background muralscapes were created by Comport to provide a trompe l'oeil effect of dramatically lit, billowy fabric behind Lowe's featured gowns, despite being flat wall graphic. 

As part of the retrospective exhibit "Ann Lowe: American Couturier" at Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library, Sally Wern Comport created a custom illustrated portrait of Ann Lowe that served as the brand and title graphic entrance of the exhibition. Accompanying the exhibition of Lowe's gowns, Comport created custom fashion illustrations representing the various dresses. Background muralscapes were created by Comport to provide a trompe l'oeil effect of dramatically lit, billowy fabric behind Lowe's featured gowns, despite being flat wall graphic. 

These flowy, expressionistic fashion illustrations showcase Ann Lowe's most noted high-end couturier gowns.

As part of the retrospective exhibit "Ann Lowe: American Couturier" at Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library, Sally Wern Comport created a custom illustrated portrait of Ann Lowe that served as the brand and title graphic entrance of the exhibition. Accompanying the exhibition of Lowe's gowns,  Comport created custom fashion illustrations representing the various dresses. Background muralscapes were created by Comport to provide a trompe l'oeil effect of dramatically lit, billowy fabric behind Lowe's featured gowns, despite being flat wall graphic. 

The entrance to "Ann Lowe: American Couturier" at Winterthur Museum, with trompe l'oeil fabric-like graphics as background for the exhibited gowns and quotes

As part of the retrospective exhibit "Ann Lowe: American Couturier" at Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library, Sally Wern Comport created a custom illustrated portrait of Ann Lowe that served as the brand and title graphic entrance of the exhibition. Accompanying the exhibition of Lowe's gowns,  Comport created custom fashion illustrations representing the various dresses. Background muralscapes were created by Comport to provide a trompe l'oeil effect of dramatically lit, billowy fabric behind Lowe's featured gowns, despite being flat wall graphic. 

This view features contemporary gowns inspired by Ann Lowe, with trompe l'oeil fabric-like graphics as background.